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Monday, January 25, 2021
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2020 Presidential Election Lawsuits Related to Election Integrity | (Public Version 1-25-21) | ||||||||||||
Trump as Plaintiff: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Illegal Voting Alleged * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 2:20-cv-00966 (W.D. Pa.) | 6/29/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Restriction on Assistance or Collection of Mail Ballots for Return; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Witness and/or Notary Requirement; Failure to Include ID/Doc.) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 10/10/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Cegavske, No. 2:20-cv-01445 (D. Nev.) | 8/4/20 | YES | NO | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 9/18/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Way, Case 3:20-cv-10753-MAS-ZNQ | 8/18/20 | NO | NO | New Jersey | Illegal extension of election deadline | TBD | TBD | 10/6/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Murphy, No. 3:20-cv-10753 (D.N.J.) | 8/19/20 | YES | NO | New Jersey | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 10/22/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President et al v. Bullock et al, No. 6:20-cv-00066 (D. Mont.) | 9/2/20 | YES | NO | Montana | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness | Election Administrators | 9/30/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 200902035 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 10/1/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Poll observers at early voting locations | Dismissed - No statutory basis | Election Administrators | 10/9/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty., No. 983 CD 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct.) | 10/15/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Poll observers at early voting locations | Dismissed - No statutory basis | Election Administrators | 10/23/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Simon, No. A20-1362 (Minn. Sup. Ct.) | 10/28/20 | YES | YES | Minnesota | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) | Granted Injunction. Sequestration of late ballots | Trump/GOP | 10/29/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Gloria, No. A-20-824153-C (Nev. Dist. Ct.) | 11/3/20 | YES | YES | Nevada | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Voting Hours; Suspension of In-Person Voting) | Granted. Extended poll hours. | Trump/GOP | 11/3/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 7003 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia Cnty.) | 11/3/20 | YES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Denied - Poll observer access | Election Administrators | 11/3/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 20-000225-MZ (Mich. Ct. Claims) | 11/4/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) | Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness | Election Administrators | 11/5/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. v. Kathy Boockvar, et al., No. 602 MD 2020 (Pa. Comm. Ct.) | 11/4/20 | YES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Granted Injunction. Late ballots without ID not counted. | Trump/GOP | 11/12/20 | Closed | ||||
In re Enforcement of Election Laws and Securing Ballots Cast or Received After 7:00 P.M. on November 3, 2020, No. SPCV20-00982 (Ga. Super. Civil) | 11/4/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Sequestration of Absentee Ballots submitted after Election Day | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (sequestration of late ballots) | Election Administrators | 11/5/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvassing Observation, No. 1094 CD 2020 (Penn. Commonw. Ct.) | 11/4/20 | YES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Appeal Granted - Poll observer access | Trump/GOP | 11/5/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Philadelphia Cnty. Bd. of Elections, No. 2:20-cv-05533-PD (E.D. Pa.) | 11/5/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Poll observers at early voting locations | Dismissed per agreement of both parties. | Defendant | 11/5/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Montgomery County Bd. of Elections... | 11/5/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Failure to Enforce VBM Standards | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Hobbs, No. CV2020-014248 | 11/7/20 | YES | NO | Arizona | Cancelled votes | Dismissed - Moot | Election Administrators | 11/16/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 4:20-cv-02078 (M.D. Pa.) | 11/9/20 | YES | YES | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Defendant | 11/21/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 20-05786-35 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Bucks County) | 11/9/20 | YES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - No statutory basis | Election Administrators | 11/19/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110894 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (signature match) | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Active | ||||
In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110895 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines (for Applying, Receiving, Postmark, Other Issues) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (did not date signature) | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110896 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not print name) | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110897 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not include address) | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | ||||
In Re: Canvass of Absentee and Mail-In Ballots of November 3, 2020 General Election, No. 20110898 (Penn. Ct. Common Pleas, Philadelphia County) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (voter did not print name nor include street address) | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 676 MAL 2020 (No. 174 MM 2020) | 11/21/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Interpretation of Election Code (pre-canvassing) | Election Administrators | 12/8/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Benson, No. 1:20-cv-01083 (W.D. Mich.) | 11/11/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Voluntarily. | Defendant | 11/19/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Bucks County Bd. of Elections, No. 1191 C.D. 2020 | 11/20/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Mutual agreement | Defendant | 11/25/20 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for Pres., Inc. v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 (3rd Cir.) | 11/22/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) | Dismissed - Laches | Election Administrators | 11/27/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Boockvar, No. 20-3371 | 11/23/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Appellants seek review of the district court for alleged abuse of discretion in denying their Motion to Amend … | Appeal Denied - Moot | Election Administrators | 11/23/20 | Active | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 355378 (Mich. Ct. Appeals) | 11/30/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) | Dismissed - Lacked Timeliness | Election Administrators | 12/4/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Evers, No. 2020AP1971-OA (Wis. Sup. Ct.) | 12/1/20 | YES | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Dismissed: Venue | NA | 12/3/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 2:20-cv-01785 (E.D. Wis.) | 12/2/20 | YES | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Denied: Moot; Statutes not violated. | Election Administrators | 12/12/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Biden, No. 2020CV007092 (Wis. Super. Ct., Milwaukee County) | 12/3/20 | NO | YES | Wisconsin | Recount | Court affirmed recount. | Election Administrators | 12/11/20 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343255 (Ga. Ct., Fulton County) | 12/4/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Voluntarily Dismissed | TBD | 1/7/21 | Closed | ||||
Donald J. Trump for President v. Benson, No. 162320 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) | 12/7/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations; Poll Observer Access) | Dismissed - Denial of Appeal | Election Administrators | 12/11/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Biden, No. 2020AP2038 (Wis. Sup. Ct.) | 12/11/20 | YES | YES | Wisconsin | Illegal Ballots Cast | Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated | Election Administrators | 12/14/20 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Raffensperger, No. S21M0561 (Ga. Sup. Ct.) | 12/11/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Authority To Act (Other) | Dismissed: Venue | NA | 12/12/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-3414 (7th Cir.) | 12/12/20 | YES | YES | Wisconsin | Authority To Act (Electors Clause) | Denied: Laches; Statutes not violated | Election Administrators | 12/24/20 | Closed | ||||
Trump v. Toulouse Oliver, No. 1:20-cv-01289 (D.N.M.) | 12/14/20 | YES | TBD | New Mexico | Vote-by-Mail (Drop Boxes/Drop Off Locations) | TBD | TBD | Active | |||||
Trump v. Boockvar, No. 20- (Sup. Ct.) | 12/20/20 | YES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | TBD | TBD | 12/20/20 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Boockvar, No. 30 EAP 2020 (Sup. Ct.) | 12/20/20 | YES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | TBD | TBD | 1/11/21 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Boockvar, Nos. 31 EAP 2020, 32 EAP 2020, 33 EAP 2020, 34 EAP 2020, 35 EAP 2020, 29 WAP 2020 (Sup. Ct.) | 12/20/20 | YES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | TBD | TBD | 12/20/20 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Biden, No. 20-882 (Sup. Ct.) | 12/29/20 | NO | NO | Wisconsin | Recount | Denied Motion to Expedite | Election Administrators | 1/11/21 | Active | ||||
Trump v. Wisconsin Elections Commissions, No. 20-883 (Sup. Ct.) | 12/30/20 | YES | NO | Wisconsin | Authority To Act (Electors Clause) | Election Administrators | 1/11/21 | Closed | |||||
Trump v. Kemp, 1:20-cv-05310-MHC (N.D. Ga.) | 12/31/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Authority To Act (Electors Clause) | Dismissed - Standing | Election Administrators | 1/5/21 | Closed | ||||
Trump as Plaintiff Subtotals = | 45 | 42 | 9 | Note: Trump prevailed in 4 of the 9 cases that weighed the merits | Trump as Plaintiff: Active = | 15 | |||||||
Election Integrity Cases where Trump was not Plaintiff: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Illegal Voting Alleged * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | ||||
Davis v. Benson, No. 20-000099-MM (Mich. Ct. Claims) | 5/28/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 8/25/20 | Closed | ||||
Michigan Alliance for Retired Voters v. Benson | 6/2/20 | YES | TBD | Michigan | Illegal extension of voting deadline | TBD | TBD | 10/19/20 | Active | ||||
Daunt v. Benson, Case 1:20-cv-00522-RJJ-RSK | 6/9/20 | YES | TBD | Michigan | Clean-up, purge voter rolls | TBD | TBD | 9/11/20 | Active | ||||
Moore v. Circosta | 8/10/20 | NO | TBD | North Carolina | Plaintiffs oppose relaxation of voting requirements due to COVID-19 | TBD | TBD | 10/29/20 | Active | ||||
RNC v. Weipert, No. 06521 CVCV081957 (Iowa Dist. Ct., Johnson County) | 8/10/20 | YES | NO | Iowa | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards; Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Corrective Action Ordered | Trump/GOP | 9/12/20 | Closed | ||||
RNC v. Gill, No. 03971 EQCV193154 (Iowa Dist. Ct., Woodbury County) | 8/14/20 | YES | TBD | Iowa | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Injunction Granted | Trump/GOP | 8/28/20 | Active | ||||
Carson v. Simon, CASE 0:20-cv-02030-NEB-TNL | 9/22/20 | NO | TBD | Minnesota | Voting Deadline Extension | TBD | TBD | 10/29/20 | Active | ||||
Monmouth Cnty. Republican Comm. v. Way, No. MON-L-003019-20 (N.J. Super. Ct., Monmouth Cnty.), No. 3:20-cv-13914 (D.N.J.) | 9/24/20 | YES | NO | New Jersey | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) | Consolidated | Election Administrators | 10/5/20 | Closed | ||||
Wise v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections, No. 5:20-cv-00505 (E.D.N.C.) | 9/26/20 | YES | NO | North Carolina | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes; Postage Requirement, Witness and/or Notary Requirement) | Denied: Standing | Election Administrators | 10/3/20 | Closed | ||||
Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs, Case: 20-16932, 10/13/2020, ID: 11857294 | 9/30/20 | YES | TBD | Arizona | Illegal extension of voting deadline | TBD | TBD | 10/13/20 | Active | ||||
Judicial Watch v Griswold, Case 1:20-cv-02992-PAB-KMT | 10/5/20 | YES | TBD | Colorado | Bloated Voter Rolls | Pending | TBD | 1/14/21 | Active | ||||
Wisconsin Voters Alliance vs. Wisconsin Election Commissions | 10/9/20 | NO | TBD | Wisconsin | Private Funding for Local Election Authorities | TBD | TBD | Active | |||||
Bognet v. Boockvar, No. 20-3214 | 10/12/20 | YES | TBD | Pennsylvania | Illegal extension of voting deadline | Pending | TBD | 1/22/21 | Active | ||||
Wise v. NC State Bd. of Elections, No. 20-2063 (4th Cir.) | 10/16/20 | YES | NO | North Carolina | Extension of voting deadlines | Denied: Standing | Election Administrators | 10/20/20 | Closed | ||||
Republican Party of Pa v. Boockvar, Sec. of Pa, Et Al., 592 U.S. __ (S. Ct.) | 10/19/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Mail Voting Deadlines [for Applying, Receiving, Postmark]) | Stay Granted | Trump/GOP | 11/6/20 | Closed | ||||
Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 20 OC 00142 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) | 10/23/20 | YES | NO | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Dismissed - Standing | Election Administrators | 10/29/20 | Closed | ||||
Hotze v. Hollins | 10/27/20 | YES | TBD | Texas | Drive through voting | TBD | TBD | 10/27/20 | Active | ||||
Nev. Republican Central Comm. v. Clark Cnty., No. A-20-8238210W (Nev. Dist. Ct., Clark Cnty.) | 10/27/20 | YES | TBD | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Granted: Discovery for materials. | Trump/GOP | 11/2/20 | Active | ||||
Kraus v. Cegavske, No. 82018 (Nev. Sup. Ct.) | 11/3/20 | YES | NO | Nevada | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access; Signature Verification Standards; Notice/Cure for Mismatches Missing Signature or Mistakes) | Dismissed - Standing | Election Administrators | 11/10/20 | Closed | ||||
Pierson v. Stepien, No. 1:20-cv-09266 (S.D.N.Y.) | 11/4/20 | NO | NO | New York | Recount procedures | Closed: Administrative | Election Administrators | 11/13/20 | Active | ||||
Pirkle v. Wolf, No. 4:20-cv-02088-MWB (M.D. Penn.) | 11/10/20 | YES | NO | Pennsylvania | Vote-by-Mail (Signature Verification Standards; Poll Observer Access) | Voluntarily Dismissed: Consolidated | NA | 11/16/20 | Closed | ||||
Bally v. Whitmer, No. 1:20-cv-1088 (W.D. Mich) | 11/11/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution; Observer Access) | Voluntarily Dismissed (withdrawn) | Defendant | 11/16/20 | Closed | ||||
Law v. Whitmer, No. 10 OC 00163 1B (Nev. Dist. Ct., Carson City) | 11/17/20 | YES | NO | Nevada | Challenge to Voting Machinery/Hardware/ Software: Accepting Invalid Signatures | Denied: Voting machine irregularities. Discovery opposed and not granted | Election Administrators | 12/4/20 | Closed | ||||
Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections, No. 29 WAP 2020 | 11/20/20 | YES | YES | Pennsylvania | Mail In Ballots: Failure to write name, address, and date on outer envelope | Denied: Did not violate statutes | Election Administrators | 11/23/20 | Closed | ||||
Bailey v. Antrim County, Michigan | 11/25/20 | YES | YES | Michigan | Voting machine improperly counted votes | Discovery Granted | TBD | Active | |||||
Kistner v. Simon | 11/24/20 | YES | NO | Minnesota | Vote by Mail (Ballot harvesting; signature matching; etc.) | Dismissed - Venue | Election Administrators | 12/4/20 | Closed | ||||
Coreco Ja'Qan Pearson, et al v. Kemp, USCA11 Case: 20-14480 | 11/25/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Vote manipulation; voter fraud | Withdrawn: Moot | Election Administrators | Closed | |||||
King v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-13134-LVP-RSW (E.D. Mich.) | 11/25/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Poll Observer Access) | Dismissed - Moot/Laches | Election Administrators | 12/7/20 | Closed | ||||
Johnson v. Benson, No. 162286 (Mich. Sup. Ct.) | 11/26/20 | YES | NO | Michigan | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | Dismissed - Moot/Standing | Election Administrators | 12/9/20 | Closed | ||||
Feehan v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, No. 2:20-cv-1771 (E.D. Wis.) | 12/1/20 | YES | NO | Wisconsin | Vote-by-Mail (Failure to Include ID/Documentation) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 12/9/20 | Closed | ||||
Wood v. Raffensberger, | 12/1/20 | YES | TBD | Georgia | Voting anomalies | Denied: Venue | TBD | 10/20/20 | Active | ||||
Bowyer v. Ducey, No. 2:20-cv-02321-DJH (D. Ariz.) | 12/2/20 | YES | NO | Arizona | Authority To Act (Elections Clause; Electors Clause) | Dismissed - Lack Standing | Election Administrators | 12/9/20 | Active | ||||
Texas v. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia (US Supreme Court) | 12/7/20 | NO | NO | Various | Violations of State Election Laws | Dismissed: Standing | Election Administrators | Closed | |||||
Still v. Raffensperger, No. 2020CV343711 (Ga. Super. Ct., Fulton Cnty.) | 12/12/20 | YES | NO | Georgia | Vote-by-Mail (Claim that Mail Voting Leads to Fraud and/or Vote Dilution) | Voluntarily Dismissed: Consolidated | NA | 1/7/21 | Closed | ||||
Favorito v. Cooney | 12/28/20 | YES | TBD | Georgia | Improper Ballot Counting | TBD | TBD | 12/28/02 | Active | ||||
Trump not Plaintiff Subtotals = | 35 | 30 | 2 | Note: Plaintiff prevailed in 1 of the 2 cases that weighed the merits | Trump not Plaintiff: Active = | 16 | |||||||
Trump as Defendant: Case Name and Number |
Date Filed | Illegal Voting Alleged * | Decided on Merits ** | State | Issue(s) | Disposition | Ruling Favored | Date of Last Order | Status | ||||
New York v. Trump, No. 1:20-cv-02340 (D.D.C.) | 8/25/20 | YES | YES | DC | Vote-by-Mail (US Postal Service) | Injunction Granted | Election Administrators | 9/27/20 | Closed | ||||
Ohio Democratic Party v. LaRose, No. 20AP428 (Ohio Ct. App.) | 9/16/20 | YES | NO | Ohio | Vote-by-Mail (Other Vote-by-Mail Issue) | TBD | TBD | 9/29/20 | Active | ||||
For All 2020 Presidential Election Cases | # of Cases | Illegal Voting Alleged * | Decided on Merits ** | Active Status | |||||||||
Grand Totals = | 82 | 74 | 12 | Note: Trump and/or plaintiff prevailed in 6 of the 12 cases that weighed the merits | 32 | ||||||||
Main References: | *Illegal Voting Alleged includes: a) voter improprieties (e.g. non-citizens voting, non-registered citizens voting, deceased parties voting, registered voters voting twice, | ||||||||||||
Stanford Healthy Elections Tracker | etc.) and/or b) process illegalities (officials correcting ballot errors, etc.) and/or c) voting machine irregularities (e.g. an algorithm changing the actual results, etc.). | ||||||||||||
Scotusblog Election Litigation Tracker | |||||||||||||
Wikipedia Pre-election 2020 Election Lawsuits | **Decided on Merits means that the Plaintiff was able to argue the facts of the case, and, if applicable, given opportunity to present evidence via discovery. | ||||||||||||
Wikipedia Post-election 2020 Election Lawsuits | (Note: "discovery" might entail an independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the claimed voting malfeasance, impropriety, etc.) | ||||||||||||
Democracy Docket Election Lawsuits | |||||||||||||
Business Insider Election Lawsuits | Note: When these cases were dismissed, there are three primary reasons why: a) Standing, b) Timing [Laches], and c) Statutory Interpretation (that one or more law was violated). | ||||||||||||
Here is the Evidence | |||||||||||||
Note: since several lawsuits were based on new election regulations (e.g. pertaining to absentee ballots), reportedly due to COVID-19 concerns, this is a list of such changes (by state): | here. | ||||||||||||
For any question, suggestions or improvements, please email John Droz, jr. | |||||||||||||